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 Report from Royal International Air Tattoo 2009 The Royal International Air Tattoo is the largest military air show in the world. It is held every year on the third weekend of July at RAF Fairford base in Wiltshire, UK. This year it attracted in excess of 160,000 visitors.
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 Redcar, UK steelworkers march to save their jobs On July 18, 2009, steelworkers in Redcar, Cleveland, England marched as part of a campaign to save their jobs, after the closure of Redcar's steelworks was announced in May 2009. Approximately 5,000 people, including employees of Redcar's steelworks, other steelworks, Teesport and the local chemical industry, partook in the march.
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 British Formula Two driver Henry Surtees dies after race accident A spokesperson for the Royal London Hospital has confirmed that British racing driver Henry Surtees has died following an accident at the Brands Hatch circuit earlier today. He was eighteen.
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 Iconic American newscaster Walter Cronkite dies at 92 Walter Cronkite, the American newscaster who was a household name in television journalism, has died at the age of 92, according to media reports. Cronkite died after a long battle with cerebrovascular disease.
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